单词:democracy
[法] 民主, 民主政治, 民主政体
n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS]
democracy的用法和样例:
例句
- Greece must have a system if it is to become a self supporting and self respecting democracy.要想成为一个自立、自尊的民主国家,希腊必须有一个健全的体制。
- The election demonstrates democracy in action.这次选举是以实际行动体现了民主。
- Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.民主是自由的保障。
- The military government promised to restore democracy within one year.军人政府答应在一年内重新建立民主体制。
- They've grown rather cynical about democracy.他们逐渐感到所谓民主制度也不过如此。
- Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?民主制度是创始於雅典吗?
常见句型
- Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?民主制度是创始于雅典吗?
- The majority rules in a democracy.民主国家一切听任多数人的意见裁决。
词汇搭配
- social democracy社会民主主义...
- mass democracy[法] 大民主
- participatory democracy参与决策的民主, 分...
- economic democracy经济民主
- information democracy信息民主
经典引文
An age of transition from aristocracy to democracy, from authority to mass-judgement.
出自:G. M. TrevelyanThe Labour Party..rank and file were ready to defend the unions to death as a vital expression of democracy.
出自:B. Castle
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